Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 - CRS-8 Dragon - April 8, 2016 - UPDATES (Read 285580 times)

fatdeeman · « **Reply #320 on:** 04/08/2016 09:24 pm »

Congratulations!

Simply the most awe inspiring thing I've seen in all the time I've been watching space launches. Now I know what sports fans feel like, I had it up on my tv and I was on the edge of my seat and then punching the air!

Space Pete · « **Reply #321 on:** 04/08/2016 09:25 pm »

Wow, what to say. Speechless.

How awesome it was to be in that moment, able to see it live, literally watching over the shoulder of both history, and the future.

SpaceX......what an awesome group of visionary pros. I can't say any more than that right now.

Oh, and as if that wasn't enough - for the first time since Feb 2011, we have a new ISS pressurised module in space (or since May 2010 if you don't count the PMM as a "new" pressurised module).

eriblo · « **Reply #322 on:** 04/08/2016 09:25 pm »

Nominal. Congratulations

rickl · « **Reply #323 on:** 04/08/2016 09:25 pm »

Quote from: Lee Jay on 04/08/2016 09:00 pm

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 04/08/2016 08:57 pm
Wonder who won the bingo!

Everyone did.

Best comment of the thread. Congratulations, SpaceX! I watched the whole thing at work and I'm still shaking.

ozspace · « **Reply #324 on:** 04/08/2016 09:26 pm »

Wonderful job SpaceX watching early morning here in Melbourne, Australia. Hey, did anyone notice that car drive past the pad (depth of field probably means it was a fair way) at T-10 seconds? There was a 4WD on the same road a couple of minutes before that. T-10 seems really odd to be driving past a launching rocket....?

Bynaus · « **Reply #325 on:** 04/08/2016 09:26 pm »

Woohoo! Well done, SpaceX! Elon and the whole team - you did it! Some day, we'll see such a landing burn against the backdrop of a red, rocky landscape.

DJPledger · « **Reply #326 on:** 04/08/2016 09:27 pm »

Congratulations to SpaceX for another successful F9 launch and the 1st successful 1st stage landing on the ASDS!

SpaceX launches are becoming routine now.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #327 on:** 04/08/2016 09:27 pm »

Finally updated William's article for the success after a lot of shaking with the excitement of witnessing that!

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/04/spacex-dragon-rtf-falcon9-launch/

We are still busy, but over the peak. Amazingly, we stayed up throughout, with guests on! I was looking at the stats and trying to cover the launch - and the site was steaming! I was convinced we had to pull guests, but Mark said the server stats on his end showed we were coping with it. So many thanks to Mark for the improvements, with more to come too!

ugordan · « **Reply #328 on:** 04/08/2016 09:27 pm »

The fact that I saw the landing, on NASA TV stream, carrying SpaceX' webcast, live... will take some time to sink in, I think.

Jeff Bezos, you like to talk about joining clubs? Take note, please.

watermod · « **Reply #329 on:** 04/08/2016 09:27 pm »

Congrats. It was a beautiful landing!

Hauerg · « **Reply #330 on:** 04/08/2016 09:28 pm »

Quote from: ozspace on 04/08/2016 09:26 pm

Wonderful job SpaceX watching early morning here in Melbourne, Australia. Hey, did anyone notice that car drive past the pad (depth of field probably means it was a fair way) at T-10 seconds? There was a 4WD on the same road a couple of minutes before that. T-10 seems really odd to be driving past a launching rocket....?

Late loading.

Lars-J · « **Reply #331 on:** 04/08/2016 09:28 pm »

Wow, congratulations on the launch *and* landing.

And how nice of the first stage - leaving enough room for 3 more cores to land.

That came in a much more severe angle than I expected but a beautiful touchdown.

Earendil · « **Reply #332 on:** 04/08/2016 09:29 pm »

Simply AMAZING.

We've been waiting for this for the past couple of years..

Now think of this.. in a couple of years such sight could be almost routine..

What Elon (and his crew) has done with this industry is marvelous.

John44 · « **Reply #333 on:** 04/08/2016 09:29 pm »

SpaceX CRS-8 Launch
http://www.space-multimedia.nl.eu.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9811

YorkieJon · « **Reply #334 on:** 04/08/2016 09:29 pm »

My first post and what a thing of beauty to witness to make that comment on.

That was just incredible. Struggling to actually put into words what that made me feel. My heart pounding, goosebumps, chills down the spine the lot.

My wife wasn't to impressed with my "They've bloody done it, they've done it" but I don't care

douglas100 · « **Reply #335 on:** 04/08/2016 09:30 pm »

Wonderful, a sea landing at last! Congratulations! Now back to my Glengoyne...

MrHollifield · « **Reply #336 on:** 04/08/2016 09:30 pm »

Huge congratulations to the whole SpaceX/NASA/USAF team at the Cape for the beautiful, on time, first try launch. Great to see Dragon back in the sky supporting ISS.

Congratulations to SpaceX for the gorgeous on-target landing and a big, big step towards making space less expensive.

Well Done to all involve.

deadman719 · « **Reply #337 on:** 04/08/2016 09:31 pm »

Congrats to the entire SpaceX team! Although not everyone touches the hardware, it takes the entire team to make the company successful.

The first landing was amazing, this landing is a game changer!

ugordan · « **Reply #338 on:** 04/08/2016 09:31 pm »

That looked like some interesting yaw steering to the right after max Q judging from NASA launch replays. Haven't seen quite so much in any of the previous launches.

Jakusb · « **Reply #339 on:** 04/08/2016 09:32 pm »

Beautiful!! OMG. Really impressive. They really did it! Congrats.
A true example for any industry!

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